American Hospital Association February 13, 2023
Commenting today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program for contract year 2024, AHA voiced strong support for proposals to strengthen MA organization oversight and consumer protections and ensure greater equity between Traditional Medicare and the MA program.
“We especially appreciate CMS’ proposals and clarifications to align and ensure greater equity between Traditional Medicare and the MA program and to explicitly codify that MAOs cannot indiscriminately deny services that would have been covered under Traditional Medicare,” AHA wrote. “We believe the proposed changes will go a long way in ensuring that Medicare beneficiaries...